nor must he be a new convert; for fear he should be elated with pride, and so involve himself in the same ruin as the devil.

you may know how to conduct yourself in the house of God, that is, in the church of the true God.

Now the spirit says expresly, that in the latter times some shall abandon the faith, by giving credit to seducing spirits, and the doctrine concerning demons;

he that takes no care of his relations, especially those of his own family, has renounc'd the faith and is worse than an infidel.

I enjoin therefore the young women to marry, to detest abortion, to govern their families, and give our enemies no handle for reproach.

virtue wears no disguise, and vice cannot be long conceal'd.

who alone is essentially immortal, dwelling in that inaccessible light, which no mortal ever saw, or can see: to whom belongs everlasting honour and empire. amen.